Nasal pellet



May 12, 1931. E, J. BRENNAN.

' NAsAL PELLET Filed April l1, 1950 INVEN-roR Edward J. Bren'ncn'l Patented May 12, 1931 UNITEDl STATES M'iIsN'ry oFr-'lclazv EDWARD J' BRENNAN, OF HARRISBURG, PENN SYL'VAN 1A,` ASSGNOR TO NASALE'IIS IENCwOF NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK NAsAL PELLET Application led April 11,

l This invention relates. to a nasal pellet, that is to a device adapted to be inserted into the nasal cavity for use in the treatment of head colds, headaches, sinus trouble, nasal catarrh, and irritated conditions of the nasal and respiratory7 passages, and the like, and

l an object7 of the invention is to provide a pellet which will be ractical and eflicient. or its purposeand W ich may be manufactured and marketed at reasonable cost.

A more specific object is to provide a pellet which may be easily and conveniently placed in position of use and which will permit of an ample ow of air incident toy the breathing of .the user.

A further wspecific .object ,is to provide a pellet which4 is adapted for carrying a suitable inhalant and whichwill hold the inhalant out of direct contact with the delicate membranous surface of the nasal cavity.

Other objects and aims of the invention, morefor less specific than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations arrangements of parts and applications o principles constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the' accompanying drawings which are to be taken 'as a part of this specification, and in which I have shown merely a preferred form of embodiment of the invention: i

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pellet l constructed in accordance with this invention and showing` the manner of use thereof.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevational view of the pellet appearing in Fig. 1, a portion being broken away and shown in section for illustrating details of construction.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the pellet appearing in Fig. 2.

A, Fig. 4: is an enlarged fragmentary detail view of a portion of the pellet, -`and Fig. 5.is a perspective view presented for illustrating a convenient manner of producing the pellets.

The pellet illustrated consistsof a thin layer, or sheet, of soft fibrous absorbent ma- 1930. seran No. 443,288'.

terial, such as absorbent cotton wound or rolled into a pencil-like form, as indicated in` F ig. 5, and then cut off in appropriate lengths, as l, indicated by the dotted lines L-L in Fig. 5, each cut-off section being one of the pellets here contemplated. In producing the rolls or pellets the sheet is wound quite loosely so that numerous air passages as G occurbetween the layers in the roll, said air passages being intended for permitting a suitable flow of air longitudinally through the pellet incident to the breathing of the user. It is contemplated furthermore that the material, as H, of the sheet itself may be suitably librous and porous so lthat a certain amount of air can percolate therethrough longitudinally of the roll to further increase the air passage area through the roll.

In additlon to these air passages the roll sages above described as extending longitudinally through the pellet will have their walls saturated to a greater or less extent with said inhalant so that air moving through said passages will be laden there-2 with, it being intended thatl this laden air shall be beneficial when breathed in by the user.

It is contemplated further that the pellets shall be coated upon their exterior annular surfaces, with ay layer as N of suitable soft and pliable material which is of a mois ture resisting character calculated tofprevent movement of the inhalant outwardly through the exterior surface of the pellet into contact with the delicate membranes pellets cut therefrom, f

what I c the scope of the invention, as

of the nasal cavity ofV the user. This coatant materili on the exterior of cylindrical in N also serves as a re-inforcing element surface of the roll.

sultable to hold the llet approximately in its intended cylindrical shape and to prevent absorbing of the moisture from the nasal cavity into the body of the pellet.

The coating N, while somewhat stiffer than the material from-which the body of the pellet is formed it nevertheless is itself suitably soft and pliable so as not to be harsh or injurious to the membranes of the nasal cavity. A thin mixture of`starch or gelatine, or the like, may be suitable for this coating. n

As many changes could be made in this construction without degartin from eline in the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above'description, or shown in the accompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

-Havingr thus described my invention, aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device for use in the treatment of colds and the like, said device consisting of a pellet of suitable material containing a quantity of inhalant and being of a size and shape adaptin it to be retained by friction with a-nasa cavity of the user, and

said pellet consisting of a sheet of soft;l

fibrous material loosely wound`into a soft roll providing an air passage lengthwise through the roll.

2. A device for use in the treatment ofy colds and the like, said device consisting of a pellet of suitable material containing ture.

pliable moisture resisting material u n the exterior annular surface of the ro 3. A device for use in the treatment of colds and the like comprising a pellet formed of a sheet of soft absorbent fibrous material carrying aquantity of inhalant and loosely wound into a substantially cylindrical roll, the-successive layers of said roll .being spaced to (provide a plurality of air passages exten nally of the roll.

4. A device for usev in the treatment of colds and theY like comprising a x llet formed of a. sheet of soft absorbent fi rous material vcarrying a quantity of inhalant and loosely wound into a substantially cylindrical roll, the successive layers of said roll being spaced to provide a pluralit of air passages extending longitudinally o the roll and a coating of pliable moisture resistlng longitudi- In testimony whereof I aiiix my signa- EpwARn J. BRENNAN. 

